Thread-guide support.



H. G. BBEDE.

THREAD GUIDE SUPPORT.

APPLIoATIoN FILED MAY-19, 1910.

1,064,279, Patented June 10, 1913.

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THREAD-GUIDE SUPPORT.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10,1913.

Application filed May 19, 1910. Serial No. 562,168.

i 0 all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, HERBERT G. BEEDE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Thread-Guide Supports, of which the following isa speciiication.

y invention relates to thread guide supports for spinning and twistingmachines, and the object of my invention is to improve upon theconstruction of a thread guide snpport as now ordinarily made, and toprovide a strong and durable thread guide support, of simple andinexpensive construction.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of myimprovements as will be hereinafter fully described.

In my improvements in thread guide support` I preferably make thesupport of cast metal, and in three parts, one of said parts is thestationary part, detachably secured to the thread board or bar byscrews, and has two open side bosses thereon, to loosely receivecylindrical projections on one of the other parts, to form a hingeconnection between the two parts. The second part, which is hinged tothe first mentioned part, is the movable part. Combined with the movablepart is a third part, which is adjustably attached to the movable part,and acts to secure to said movable part the thread guide. The threadguide is preferably made of wire and has an open end eye on its outerend, and a closed eye on its inner end. The thread guide is adjust-ableout and in, and also in the direction of the length of the thread guidesupport, and is held in its adjusted position by said third part, whichis secured to the other movable part by two screws.

In connection with my improved thread guide support I may use a separateplate or block on the front edge of the thread board, which forms a stopfor the movable part of the thread guide support when it is moved intoits raised position; said stop or block ts into a groove or recess inthe front edge of the thread board, and is held therein by the screwswhich attach the stationary part of the thread lguide support to thethread board, all as will be hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawing :-Figure l is a plan view of a detached sectionof a thread board or bar, and a thread guide support,

embodying my improvements attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a section, on line2, 2, Fig. l, looking in the direction of arrow a, same ligure; thebroken lines show the raised position of the movable part. Fig. 3 is afront edge view of the parts shown in Fig. l, looking in the directionof arrow same figure, with the thread guide removed. Fig. 4 is a bottomor underside view of the movable part of the thread guide support,detached. Fig. 5 is an edge view of the stationary part of the threadguide support, and the movable part, detached from the thread board` andshowing the position of the movable part relatively to the stationarypart, when it is desired to disconnect said parts.

In the accompanying drawing, l is a detached section of a thread boardor bar, 2 the stationary part of the thread guide support, which isshown attached to the front edge of the thread board or bar 1. Thestationary part 2 is preferably made of cast metal, with two openingstherethrough to receive the attaching screws 3, and two bosses 2 on itsupper edge, one at each end. The bosses 2 are open on their inner sideat 2` as shown in Fig. 5. Extending out from the front side of thestationary part 2, at each end thereof, and in alinement with anddirectly in front of the bosses 2 are projections 2, see Fig. 3.

Combined with the stationary part 2 is the movable part of the threadguide support, which is preferably made of cast metal, and consists ofthe part 4, of rounded shape on its rear edge, and provided with twocylin drical projections 4, see Fig. 4:, which are adapted to looselyextend into the two bosses 2 on the stationary part 2. The rounded rearedge portion of the part 4t is connected with the body of said part by areduced portion or web 4b which is of a thickness somewhat less than thewidth of the openings at 2 at the inner sides of the bosses 2, for areason which will hereinafter appear. The movable part i has preferablyupon its underside a longitudinal groove or recess 4, see Fig. 2, andtwo elongated openings 4 therethrough, each to receive a screw 5, whichextends loosely through an opening in the third part 6, forming the capor holding piece for the thread guide wire 7. The screws 5 enterthreaded holes in the nuts t3, which extend within the recess 4; in thepart 4c, and are thus prevented from turning, see Fig. 2. The part G,forming the attaching cap for the guide wire 7, is recessed upon itsunderside, as shown by broken lines at 6', Fig. l, to loosely receivethe eye 7 on the inner end of the thread guide wire 7, and allow saidwire to be iiioved in and out, and held in its adjusted position byt-ightening the screws The thread guide wire 7, and also the cap orholding piece 6, may be adjusted in the direction ot the length of thethread guide support, by moving the screws 5 in the elongated holes 4 inthe part 4. rIhe part 4 has in this instance projections 4u on its lowerside, see Fig. 2, which rests on the projections 2 on the stationarypart 2, to hold the thread guide support in a horizontal plane.

In connection with the thread guide su pport above described, l may usea separate plate or block 9, which extends in a groove or recess in thefront edge of the thread board `or bar l, and has a lip or extension 9on its upper end which extends upon the upper edge ot the thread boardor bar l, see Fig. Q, and a projection or extension 9 on its oppositeside, at its lower edge, which extends in a recess in the lower edge ofthe stationary part 2 ot the thread guide support, see Fig. 3. The plateor block 9 is held in the recess inthe thread board or bar l by thestationary part 2, which is secured to said board or bar by the screws3, as above described. When the movable part of the thread guide supportis raised, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 2, the reduced portionthereof, on its inner side, will rest on the upper edge of the plate orblock 9, which acts to form a stop, and hold the movable part of thethread guide support in its raised position as shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing it will be understood that my improved thread guidesupport, aside from the plate or block 9 and the attaching` screws andnuts, consists of only three simple parts which may be of cast ordrop-forged metal, if desired, so as to require little or no finishing',or which may be of sheet metal pressed into shape.

In attaching the movable part 4 to the stationary part 2, in assemblingthe parts, the part 4 is caused to assume the position shown in Fig. 5so as to bring the reduced part or web 4b into longitudinal registerwith the openings 2 between the ends ot the bosses 2 and the body of thepart 2, and then by sliding the part 4 endwise relative to the part 2the openings back of the cylindrical projection 4 may be brought intoregister with the bosses 2', when the part '4 isturned over forward, onthe hinge afforded by the engaged cylindrical parts 4 and bosses 2', tothe position shown in Figs. l and 2, to bring the parts into workingposition. When it is desired to detach the part 4 from the part 2 (thelatter being dismounted trom the thread board or bar l) the said part 2is turned over backward to the position shown in Fig. 5 and then by anendwise sliding movement, the said parts may be detached from eachother, the web 4h sliding freely through one or the other of theopenings 2 between the bosses 2 and the body of the part 2.

lt will also be observed that the construction herein shown anddescribed provides means whereby the thread guide 7 may be adjustedeither in or out or sidewise, when the screws 5 are loosened. rllherectangular recess, shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, loosely receivingthe eye 7 at the inner end ot the thread guide, permits of the in andout adjustment, while the longitudinal adjustinent ot the plate 6, byvirtue of the slots 4 in the plate 4, permits a lateral or sidewiseadjustment ot the thread-guide, as hereinbetore stated.

The nuts S on the screws 5 are prevented from turning with said screws,when the latter are tightened or loosened, by reason ot the engagementof the said nuts with the side walls of the recess 4 in which vsaid nutsare received.

lt will be understood that the details of construction of myimprovements may be varied it desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. A thread guide support, for spinning andtwisting machines, consisting ot a stationary metal part adapted to besecured to the thread board or bar and having open bosses at its ends, asecond or movable metal part having a rounded rear edge portion withcylindrical ends separated by openings from the body of said part, saidrounded rear edge portion being connected with the body ot' the saidmovable part by a reduced portion or web of a thickness which is lessthan the width of the openings between said bosses and the body of saidstationary part, and means for attaching a thread guide to said movablepart, said means comprising a clamping plate or block and attachingscrews, and the said movable part having slots through which said screwsmay pass, to attord a sidewise or lateral adjustment ot the threadguide.

2. A thread guide support, for spinning and twisting machines comprisinga pivoted part, as 4, having a longitudinal recess, as 4, on its underside, and slots, as 4', and a clamping plate attached to said pvotedpart by screws passing through said slots and provided with nuts tittingin said recess.

8. A, thread guide support, for spinning and twisting machines,comprising a pivoted part, as l4, having a longitudinal recess, as 4, onits under side, and slots, as 4',

and a clamping plat-e attached to said pivoted part by screws passingthrough said slots and provided with nuts fitting in said recess, saidclamping plate having a recess on its under side to loosely receive aneye on the thread-guide to permit an in and out adjustment of the saidt-hread guide, and said slots permitting lateral adjustment of saidclamping plate, carrying the said thread guide with it.

4. A thread guide support, for spinning and twisting machines,consisting of three main parts, to wit, a metal part adapted to bescrewed to the thread board or bar, and having open bosses at its ends,a second or movable metal part having a rounded rear edge portion withcylindrical ends separated by openings from the body of said movablepart, said rounded rear edge portion being connected with the body ofsaid movable part by a web o-r portion of a thickness less than thewidth of the openings between the said bosses and the body of the saidiirstnamed part, and a third part or clamping plate, combined with athread guide, and

means for adjustably securing said third part or clamping plate to saidsecond or movable part, said third part or clamping plate having arecess on its under side to permit an in and out adjustment of thethread guide, combined with a block or plate on the thread board or barto engage said movable plate and hold it in raised position.

5. A thread guide support, `for spinning or twisting machines,consisting of a stationary part to be attached to the thread board orbar, a movable part hinged to said stationary part, and means 'forattaching a thread guide to said movable part, said attaching meansbeing constructed to permit the adjust-ment of the thread guide, bothin' and out and laterally, and comprising a clamping plate having arecess on its under side and which is mounted for lateral adjustment onsaid movable part.

EUGENE C. WILLIAMs, HERBERT J. SUTTON.

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